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Motor learning is an expanding field and one in which theoretical perspectives are changing. This review will, therefore, be selective, making only passing reference to some of the classical topics such as feedback and transfer but focusing on what seem to me to be some of the important issues of the moment.
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Annett, J. (1985). Motor Learning: A Review. In: Heuer, H., Kleinbeck, U., Schmidt, KH. (eds) Motor Behavior. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69749-4_6
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